Man dead, infant injured in South Holland stabbings

October 25, 2009

A relative was being questioned by police after a man died and baby girl was injured in stabbings during a family dinner dispute at a South Holland home this evening, authorities said.

Fias Mannie, 29, of the 900 block of East 159th Place was pronounced dead at 7:22 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.

The man being questioned is an 18-year-old cousin of the victim's wife who was visiting from out of town, a source said. The infant, who received a cut to her face, is 6 months old, the source said.

Police were called to the home about 6:20 p.m. and found Mannie outside the home, Millsaps said. The infant was found inside, he said.

The family was having dinner and Mannie was holding the girl when the stabbing began, a law enforcement source said. The girl was stabbed first, receiving a cut to her lip, and Mannie was stabbed at least twice, with his throat getting cut in the fight, the source said.

The infant was being treated at Ingalls Hospital in Harvey, Millsaps said. She was being transferred to Christ Medical Center later this evening, authorities said.

Police were questioning a "person of interest" in the stabbings, and expected to have more to announce regarding the case Monday by about 11 a.m., Millsaps said.